Internships - Topics

HistoryAn intern with a history background could focus on research
in a variety of fields related to Miss Anthony & her family. Possible topics include:The social and political involvements of the Anthony family,
from Lucy & Daniel (parents) forward.Daniel Read Anthony (brother) – his role in the Kansas
territory, both as a political figure & a newspaperman; his role in Civil
War; the duels & other personal conflicts of which he was a partMary Anthony (sister) – her support of the suffrage movement,
her role in Susan’s political work, her signing of the Declaration of
Sentiments at RochesterJacob Merit (brother) – his association with John Brown &
service in the Civil War Guelma (sister) – politics and family life of the eldest
Anthony siblingHannah (sister) – political involvement & family lifeIndustrialization of the Berkshires- history of mills, etc.Massachusetts suffrage & anti-suffrage organizations-
their history & role in the larger national movementHicksite/Orthodox Quaker split in the Berkshires – affects on
the Anthony familyHistory of the Tophet- dredging, damming, etc., changes in
river usage & culture in Adams & the BerkshiresDaniel Anthony’s mill- archeological evidence, probable types
of machines, investigation of cloth types manufactured & his overall place
in the industrialization of Adams.Anthony family farming- information on the family farms,
gardens, and produce of the clanSuffrage organizations & the rifts between them
(particularly the American Woman Suffrage Association & the National Woman
Suffrage Association)Any of these topics might be further developed for
publication either through local sources or in the museum newsletter.These lists are a sampling of possible projects; it is our
hope to make these internships an active partnership, integrating these plans
with the particular skills and interests of our applicants. Interdisciplinary
ideas and new avenues of exploration are welcome for consideration.